school of mechanical engineering department of thermal and
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School of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Thermal and Energy Engineering
Course Objectives
The Thermal Engineering Systems Laboratory at Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore is a
part of the School of Mechanical Engineering and is equipped with the state of the art
experimental facilities. The laboratory is also having different test facilities to carry out
research in the field of IC engines for energy conversion and fuel property measurement. The
major objectives of the laboratory are as follows:
1. To provide the students with a good environment to understand the important
concepts and applications related to Thermal Engineering in the field of IC engines,
Refrigeration and air conditioning and Air compressors.
2. To measure the different performance parameters of the systems such as; Brake
Power, Thermal Efficiency, COP, etc.
3. To reinforce the classroom theory by having the students perform the required tests,
analyse the subsequent data, and present the results in the form of a prepared report.
4. To provide a collaborative mechanism both in the form of academic and research for
creating different innovative technologies in the field of thermal engineering systems.
Course Outcomes
After the completion of the laboratory course, the students should be able to
1. Identify the various fuel characterizations through experimental testing.
2. Analyse the performance characteristics of an internal combustion engine.
3. Evaluate different performance parameters of the refrigeration systems.
4. Analyse the air compressor characteristics.
Major Equipment
1. Single Cylinder 4 Stroke Diesel Engine with Eddy Current Dynamometer
2. Twin Cylinder 4 Stroke Diesel Engine with Mechanical Dynamometer
3. Petrol Engine Test Rig with Electrical Dynamometer (AC Generator)
Thermal Engineering Systems Laboratory
4. Diesel Engine Test Rig with Electrical Dynamometer
(With Exhaust Gas Calorimeter and Motoring Test Facility)
5. Multistage Reciprocating Air Compressor Test Rig.
6. Centrifugal Air Blower
7. Red Wood Viscometer
8. Pensky Marten Apparatus
9. Vapour Compression Refrigeration Test Rig.
10. Vapour Compression Air Conditioning Test Rig.
11. Vapour Absorption Refrigeration Test Rig.
12. Bomb Calorimeter
Diesel Engine Test Rig Petrol Engine Test Rig Cut sectional of Diesel Engine
Test Rig
Refrigeration Test Rig Air Compressor Test Rig
Redwood and Pensky marten Apparatus Digital bomb calorimeter Test Rig
Associated Faculty Members
Sl.
No.
Name of the Faculty Member
Research Interest
1
Dr Tapano Kumar Hotta
Associate Professor &
Laboratory In-Charge
Email id: [email protected]
Contact No.: +91-9799647730
Optimization of Thermal Systems,
Heat Transfer Enhancement, Active
and Passive Cooling of Electronic
Devices, Human Thermal Comfort
Modelling
2
Prof. Edison Gundabattini
Professor
Email id:[email protected]
Renewable Energy, Wind Energy,
Bio-Fuels
3
Dr R Prakash Associate Professor
Email id:
Alternate Fuel for IC Engines,
Biomass, Pyrolysis
4
Dr Immanuel Selwyn Raj A
Associate Professor
Email id:
Thermodynamic Analysis of Energy
Systems
5
Dr C G Mohan Assistant Professor (Selection Grade)
Email id:
Turbo Machines, Fluid Mechanics,
Renewable Energy
6
Dr M A Asokan
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Email id:
Biodiesel Fuelled Diesel Engine, IC
Engines
7
Dr Aruna Kumar Behura
Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Email id:
Solar Energy, Heat Transfer
8
Dr S Senthur Prabhu Assistant Professor (Senior Grade)
Email id: [email protected]
IC Engines, Thermodynamics and
Heat Transfer, Tribology